Job 40:2
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2 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
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Job 40:2
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1 Corinthians 2:16
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16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? but we have the mind of Christ.
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1 Corinthians 2:16
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16 for,
But we have the mind of Christ.(B)
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 2:16 Isaiah 40:13
Isaiah 40:14
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14 With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding?
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Isaiah 40:14
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Romans 11:34-36
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34 For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?
35 Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?
36 For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
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Romans 11:34-36
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Job 33:13
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13 Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.
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Job 33:13
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- Job 33:13 Or that he does not answer for any of his actions
Romans 9:19-23
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19 Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?
20 Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?
21 Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?
22 What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:
23 And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
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Romans 9:19-23
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19 One of you will say to me:(A) “Then why does God still blame us?(B) For who is able to resist his will?”(C) 20 But who are you, a human being, to talk back to God?(D) “Shall what is formed say to the one who formed it,(E) ‘Why did you make me like this?’”[a](F) 21 Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for special purposes and some for common use?(G)
22 What if God, although choosing to show his wrath and make his power known, bore with great patience(H) the objects of his wrath—prepared for destruction?(I) 23 What if he did this to make the riches of his glory(J) known to the objects of his mercy, whom he prepared in advance for glory(K)—
Footnotes
- Romans 9:20 Isaiah 29:16; 45:9
Matthew 20:11
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11 And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house,
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Matthew 20:11
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11 When they received it, they began to grumble(A) against the landowner.
Ezekiel 18:2
King James Version
2 What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge?
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Ezekiel 18:2
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2 “What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel:
“‘The parents eat sour grapes,
and the children’s teeth are set on edge’?(A)
Isaiah 50:8
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8 He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me.
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Isaiah 50:8
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Isaiah 45:9-11
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9 Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?
10 Woe unto him that saith unto his father, What begettest thou? or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth?
11 Thus saith the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me.
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Isaiah 45:9-11
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9 “Woe to those who quarrel(A) with their Maker,(B)
those who are nothing but potsherds(C)
among the potsherds on the ground.
Does the clay say to the potter,(D)
‘What are you making?’(E)
Does your work say,
‘The potter has no hands’?(F)
10 Woe to the one who says to a father,
‘What have you begotten?’
or to a mother,
‘What have you brought to birth?’
Job 27:2
King James Version
2 As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;
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Job 27:2
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Job 19:6-11
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6 Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.
7 Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.
8 He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.
9 He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head.
10 He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree.
11 He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and he counteth me unto him as one of his enemies.
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Job 19:6-11
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7 “Though I cry, ‘Violence!’ I get no response;(D)
though I call for help,(E) there is no justice.(F)
8 He has blocked my way so I cannot pass;(G)
he has shrouded my paths in darkness.(H)
9 He has stripped(I) me of my honor(J)
and removed the crown from my head.(K)
10 He tears me down(L) on every side till I am gone;
he uproots my hope(M) like a tree.(N)
11 His anger(O) burns against me;
he counts me among his enemies.(P)
Job 14:16-17
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16 For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?
17 My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity.
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